Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dragonborn

/ˈdræɡənˈbɔɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: drag-onborn
IPA: /ˈdræɡənˈbɔɹn/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Born with some physical or spiritual connection to dragons.

noun

A person born with some physical or spiritual connection to dragons.

Example Sentences

"A single dragonborn guard held the door."
"“Powerful magic and tangled, dragonborn,” the Shepherd woman said."
"A big man, he stood at least as tall as Shara and maybe as tall as Roghar, with shoulders almost as wide as the dragonborn’s."
"Dragonborn […] first appeared in the Dragons of Despair module (1984) for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons as “dragonmen.”"

Etymology

From dragon + born.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdræɡənˈbɔɹn/
British English: /ˈdræɡᵊnbˈɔːn/

Frequently Paired Words

dragonkin dragonoid dragonewt lizardfolk lizardman

Questions

How do you pronounce dragonborn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdræɡənˈbɔɹn/.
What does dragonborn mean?: Born with some physical or spiritual connection to dragons.
Where does dragonborn come from?: From dragon + born.

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